John Nunemaker

Well, when you work at a 1,000, 2,000 person company, you just run into a lot of awesome people. I mean, it's hard not to find 10 really awesome people at a company that size. That's the one benefit of working at a really big company. If you stay at the small stuff, it's a lot harder. But again, it's conferences too. You got to show up at the conferences. Yeah.

Well, when you work at a 1,000, 2,000 person company, you just run into a lot of awesome people. I mean, it's hard not to find 10 really awesome people at a company that size. That's the one benefit of working at a really big company. If you stay at the small stuff, it's a lot harder. But again, it's conferences too. You got to show up at the conferences. Yeah.

you show up at those and then people, good stuff happens. I'd stopped for 10 years and that's when the good stuff didn't happen. And then now I'm back on it and I'm like, it's awesome. It's amazing. I don't know why.

you show up at those and then people, good stuff happens. I'd stopped for 10 years and that's when the good stuff didn't happen. And then now I'm back on it and I'm like, it's awesome. It's amazing. I don't know why.

I did RailsConf in Detroit. Okay. So I'm in Indiana. Detroit's like a three, four hour drive. So I did that. This one was in Toronto, RailsWorld. And then RubyConf was in Chicago. So I was like, I'm doing the Triple Crown. I'm like going from no conferences since my kids were born to the Triple Crown in one year.

I did RailsConf in Detroit. Okay. So I'm in Indiana. Detroit's like a three, four hour drive. So I did that. This one was in Toronto, RailsWorld. And then RubyConf was in Chicago. So I was like, I'm doing the Triple Crown. I'm like going from no conferences since my kids were born to the Triple Crown in one year.

So the recap of RailsWorld, electric energy, the Rails Foundation just did like an amazing job of putting... this like really cool venue, partially outside, partially inside. The only problem was the bees. There was like a lot of like, not bees, but like hornets or something, you know, they just, yeah, they would not leave me alone. It was like your flies, but with like with stingers, you know?

So the recap of RailsWorld, electric energy, the Rails Foundation just did like an amazing job of putting... this like really cool venue, partially outside, partially inside. The only problem was the bees. There was like a lot of like, not bees, but like hornets or something, you know, they just, yeah, they would not leave me alone. It was like your flies, but with like with stingers, you know?

And then the talks were great. Like DHH kicked it off with an amazing keynote as usual. Like they got everybody kind of fired up. And then I would like to say the rest of the talks were amazing. I believe they were. I was in the hallway track the entire time and I did not shut up. I was just meeting all my old friends, making new friends. And it was just, it was awesome. It was really good.

And then the talks were great. Like DHH kicked it off with an amazing keynote as usual. Like they got everybody kind of fired up. And then I would like to say the rest of the talks were amazing. I believe they were. I was in the hallway track the entire time and I did not shut up. I was just meeting all my old friends, making new friends. And it was just, it was awesome. It was really good.

A thousand people or maybe more, I don't know. So something like that. So it was just, it was packed. Great energy, very low like shilling of services and things like that. It was just like lots of great people smashed together. Shopify blew it out on the last night.

A thousand people or maybe more, I don't know. So something like that. So it was just, it was packed. Great energy, very low like shilling of services and things like that. It was just like lots of great people smashed together. Shopify blew it out on the last night.

I cannot even express how amazing the Shopify closing party was because they got this amazing three-story office and then COVID happened and like they just turned into an event space and it was killer. I mean, they had barbecue on the roof deck, like legit just making barbecue, putting it on sticks. I ate like 10 in a row and the lady was just like, you must really like this.

I cannot even express how amazing the Shopify closing party was because they got this amazing three-story office and then COVID happened and like they just turned into an event space and it was killer. I mean, they had barbecue on the roof deck, like legit just making barbecue, putting it on sticks. I ate like 10 in a row and the lady was just like, you must really like this.

And I was like, you guys are amazing. And we became friends, you know? Nice. And I'm like, it was just that kind of, it was a great vibe. So yeah, it was really fun. I feel like there's a lot of excitement coming back to Rails as things kind of swing like a pendulum, like they always do.

And I was like, you guys are amazing. And we became friends, you know? Nice. And I'm like, it was just that kind of, it was a great vibe. So yeah, it was really fun. I feel like there's a lot of excitement coming back to Rails as things kind of swing like a pendulum, like they always do.

So, yeah, that's cool. I mean, we even had Laravel and Tailwind and like, you know, people like that. They were there. So it was good. There was a whole lot of Different, you know, it was great. It was really great. It would have been awesome if you'd been there. We did some live podcasting.

So, yeah, that's cool. I mean, we even had Laravel and Tailwind and like, you know, people like that. They were there. So it was good. There was a whole lot of Different, you know, it was great. It was really great. It would have been awesome if you'd been there. We did some live podcasting.

I have a couple friends there. They said it was just wet, but it didn't get hit like everything else. It's been crazy out there.

I have a couple friends there. They said it was just wet, but it didn't get hit like everything else. It's been crazy out there.